News in Sandbach

Leighton Hospital has seen a massive 16 per cent increase in patients attending A&E compared to the usual two per cent year on year rise.

Chief executive James Sumner said the Crewe hospital now had one of the busiest A&E departments nationally, in terms of growth.

A Sandbach artist is bringing festive cheer to the town by using her artistic skills to tell a different story in each shop window.

Victoria Holland was asked by the Friends of Sandbach Station to do some artwork on the waiting room windows some time ago.

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Police have stepped up patrols in Cheshire East town centres to crackdown on possible spiking attempts and to help safeguard women and girls.

Superintendent Peter Crowcroft said there had been one confirmed spiking case in Cheshire, where a needle has been put into someone's arm 'but that's one too many'.

A Sandbach shop is celebrating after winning the town's annual best dressed window competition – just a month after opening.

Sandbach Party Supplies in Welles Street is used to making celebrations go with a swing for others.

The leader of Cheshire East is to write to the Prime Minister on behalf of the council urging him to outlaw fire and rehire.

But a proposal put forward by a Labour councillor to make changes to the council's procurement policies, with the aim of preventing contracts going to companies who use fire and rehire, failed after Conservative and Independent members of the Corporate Policy Committee voted against it or abstained.

Cheshire East is forecasting a £2.2m overspend at the end of the financial year – that's 0.7 per cent of the budget.

A report to the corporate policy committee stated: "With robust action it is expected that the out turn position will return in line with budget by the end of the year.

People on low incomes and those receiving benefits in Cheshire East could receive more help paying their council tax next year.

At present people in receipt of benefits such as Jobseeker's allowance or income support get 75 per cent of their council tax paid under the council tax support scheme.

Hundreds of people gathered at Sandbach's annual Tree of Light for the ceremony at Sandbach Cemetery.

A cold evening didn't deter people from turning out to remember their loved ones and take part in a moving service organised by Sandbach Partnership with Orbitas.

Cheshire Police have launched a crackdown on criminals intent on stealing from houses in eastern Cheshire.

And they have issued a number of tips to help householders deter would-be thieves and make their property more secure.